Odunayaw:
I hope Musa can go back to Russia or maybe France on the strength of a good AFCON showing

He had offers from Russia and France after the world cup and he declined

Bros, don't mind them. Right now, one of the biggest problem with naija footie is that many naija soccer fans, especially those of them you find on social media (and even some naija footie journos) now masquerades as football agents; hence, they tend to only promote their clients.


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gamaliel9:



The Western press was and is still hyping him more us Nigerians...argue with a yellow submarine in the !!!

andrew444:


Musa aint going nowhere for now sir

because Andrew the clairvoyant says so ?

Earthquake2:


He had offers from Russia and France after the world cup and he declined

going forward...

Odunayaw:
because Andrew the clairvoyant says so ?

Lol

This explains why Emem Eduok was sold during the winter



What happened to Kasımpaşa?


DailySabah




Once the leader of the Super League for four weeks, Kasımpaşa now finds itself in the eighth spot after losing five games in a row. The team that humiliated Beşiktaş by scoring four on them just before the winter break is now 13 points behind the Black Eagles. From being just six points behind leader Başakşehir, Kasımpaşa is now struggling to stay out of the relegation zone. What exactly went wrong for Kasımpaşa that playing against it now means three sure points for the opponents? I argue that the answer lies in the way the club is run.

In order to understand what is going on in Kasımpaşa, we need to hear out the words of a former Kasımpaşa coach, Rıza Çalımbay. After Çalımbay was sacked by Konyaspor this season for apparently no reason, he appeared on almost all TV channels in the country to explain why he did not deserve to be sacked. In one of those appearances, he gave an example from his Kasımpaşa days to explain the mentality of Turkish football executives.

"When I came to Kasımpaşa, the team was struggling to keep out of the relegation zone. The chairman asked me to keep the team in the league and he promised me big transfers next season. When the season ended, we finished the fifth spot, way above our expectations. Then, when I asked for the transfers, the chairman told me that he no longer wanted to invest in the team, he had other plans. This is how Turkish clubs are being administrated," he said.

Proving Çalımbay's words right, Kasımpaşa sold two of their best strikers, Mbaye Diagne and Samuel Emem Eduok, who scored more than half its goals, after finishing just six points behind leaders Başakşehir. It could easily play in the Champions League if it had kept these two players and cover most of its expenses.

Moreover, Kasımpaşa sold Eduok, one of the best strikers in the league, for only 400,000 euros to Erzurumspor, which is now 17th. The players it bought instead are nowhere near Diagne and Eduok. In addition, Kasımpaşa had succeeded by scoring more than it conceded in the first half of the season but now with the scoring players gone, they are only conceding.

It is obvious that coach Mustafa Denizli would never approve such transfer policy if it was not dictated on him. In perhaps the worst striker scarcity of the history of Turkish football, he lost Diagne, who alone scored more goals than seven other teams in Super League. The more curious part of this story is that Kasımpaşa always does this, it bought Eren Derdiyok, Ryan Babel and Ryan Donk from the depths of their career and sold them to bigger clubs.

Financially, Kasımpaşa seems to be doing well, but it is not clear whether it wants to be a football club or Goldman Sachs of Turkish football. It does not invest the money it earns in creating a better team, but only does so to make even more money, and this is certainly against the soul of this game. If it is going to sell all of its star players whenever it performs well, who is going to take Kasımpaşa seriously the next time it rises again?

We need to make sure that football clubs are primarily run as football clubs and the priority is always football. Otherwise, the competitiveness and the seriousness of the Super League would face some serious questions.

Icon79:
That's my boy, Sammie Chukwueze!

When I was shrining this boy, many people here accused of doing it for my own selfish reasons ... they were like: icon79 don hammer, that's why Now, you're hearing it from more reliable sources than myself.


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Slow down on the hype. You shrined Iheanacho too. Where is he today? Below is a quote from you on Iheanacho.

Icon79:


To me, our best striker is KC Iheanacho with Alex Iwobi behind him.




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BascoVanVeli:
This explains why Emem Eduok was sold during the winter



What happened to Kasımpaşa?


DailySabah




Once the leader of the Super League for four weeks, Kasımpaşa now finds itself in the eighth spot after losing five games in a row. The team that humiliated Beşiktaş by scoring four on them just before the winter break is now 13 points behind the Black Eagles. From being just six points behind leader Başakşehir, Kasımpaşa is now struggling to stay out of the relegation zone. What exactly went wrong for Kasımpaşa that playing against it now means three sure points for the opponents? I argue that the answer lies in the way the club is run.

In order to understand what is going on in Kasımpaşa, we need to hear out the words of a former Kasımpaşa coach, Rıza Çalımbay. After Çalımbay was sacked by Konyaspor this season for apparently no reason, he appeared on almost all TV channels in the country to explain why he did not deserve to be sacked. In one of those appearances, he gave an example from his Kasımpaşa days to explain the mentality of Turkish football executives.

"When I came to Kasımpaşa, the team was struggling to keep out of the relegation zone. The chairman asked me to keep the team in the league and he promised me big transfers next season. When the season ended, we finished the fifth spot, way above our expectations. Then, when I asked for the transfers, the chairman told me that he no longer wanted to invest in the team, he had other plans. This is how Turkish clubs are being administrated," he said.

Proving Çalımbay's words right, Kasımpaşa sold two of their best strikers, Mbaye Diagne and Samuel Emem Eduok, who scored more than half its goals, after finishing just six points behind leaders Başakşehir. It could easily play in the Champions League if it had kept these two players and cover most of its expenses.

Moreover, Kasımpaşa sold Eduok, one of the best strikers in the league, for only 400,000 euros to Erzurumspor, which is now 17th. The players it bought instead are nowhere near Diagne and Eduok. In addition, Kasımpaşa had succeeded by scoring more than it conceded in the first half of the season but now with the scoring players gone, they are only conceding.

It is obvious that coach Mustafa Denizli would never approve such transfer policy if it was not dictated on him. In perhaps the worst striker scarcity of the history of Turkish football, he lost Diagne, who alone scored more goals than seven other teams in Super League. The more curious part of this story is that Kasımpaşa always does this, it bought Eren Derdiyok, Ryan Babel and Ryan Donk from the depths of their career and sold them to bigger clubs.

Financially, Kasımpaşa seems to be doing well, but it is not clear whether it wants to be a football club or Goldman Sachs of Turkish football. It does not invest the money it earns in creating a better team, but only does so to make even more money, and this is certainly against the soul of this game. If it is going to sell all of its star players whenever it performs well, who is going to take Kasımpaşa seriously the next time it rises again?

We need to make sure that football clubs are primarily run as football clubs and the priority is always football. Otherwise, the competitiveness and the seriousness of the Super League would face some serious questions.

I was suprised eduok left them ,kasimpasa second best player this season ,I know it can't be footballing reason

Wetin dey happen to my boy Idowu

andrew444:


I was suprised eduok left them ,kasimpasa second best player this season ,I know it can't be footballing reason

It is just shocking to hear that a player of that quality could be sold for that cheap. I still can't figure out what they are up to.

BascoVanVeli:



It is just shocking to hear that a player of that quality could be sold for that cheap. I still can't figure out what they are up to.

Sold for cheap and to a small club, eduok has the abilities to play for those turkey big teams like besiktas and co

He has scored about 7 to 8 league goals playing from the flank

Bolowolowo:
Wetin dey happen to my boy Idowu

You meant bryan idowu?

Bolowolowo:
Wetin dey happen to my boy Idowu

Everybody has boy in this thread

Andrew444 wey your boy

Earthquake2:
Andrew444 wey your boy

lol ,who b my boy na ,me no get boy o

Abeg no come shake table o

Paul Onuachu with an assist for his team.

andrew444:


Bro he had a good game yesterday

But he has been slow recently before this game, unless you are not following Villarreal, na normal thing, even the messi and ronaldo of this world dey slow some times.

Please try to be sincere, forget the fact that chukwueze is a fan favorite here.

See, all players have their high and low moments, that is a given. However, it seems like some posters wait for some players to falter so that they can gloat. It is odd to say the least.

This is the boy's first season in the top flight, he should be given a break. He has already surpassed the expectations of most. He is playing in one of the best leagues in the world.

tbaba1234:


See, all players have their high and low moments, that is a given. However, it seems like some posters wait for some players to flatter so that they can gloat. It is odd to say the least.

This is the boy's first season in the top flight, he should be given a break. He has already surpassed the expectations of most. He is playing in one of the best leagues in the world.

Now you are talking ,all players has their high and low moment

Agreed with all you said there

Yes he has surpassed expectations,kid is still 19 and learning.

He is playing in the best league in the world .

TheGoodJoe let's see another Rodgers magic tomorrow

Fulham are lowly and open so no excuses

Waiting to watch Sadiq Umar by 9pm...he seemed to have found his BALANCE. ...Peruggia vs Verona...7th placed vs 5th placed in Serie B

gamaliel9:
Waiting to watch Sadiq Umar by 9pm...he seemed to have found his BALANCE. ...Peruggia vs Verona...7th placed vs 5th placed in Serie B

Sorry. No Sadiq for you.

Ekong balling against Juventus

Haha!! No worries, Kelechi will still come good ... the cream always rises to the top.

He'd probably needs to leave that clannish football club, but let's see what Brendan Rogers can do with him.


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bobobooge:


Slow down on the hype. You shrined Iheanacho too. Where is he today? Below is a quote from you on Iheanacho.

iSlayer2:




Sorry. No Sadiq for you.

This Alexandro Nesta of a coach sef...juste la deception---disappointment..na Kingsley Mickael...the man placed there

gamaliel9:



This Alexandro Nesta of a coach sef...juste la deception---disappointment

Didn't he collect a red card in his last game?

Ekong na captain material

Nicholas Opoku his teammate na Ghanaian, interesting

Taliban:


Didn't he collect a red card in his last game?

o YEA ....THATS TRUE OOOO....But its like cards take effect immediately in Italy unlike EPL

Earthquake2:
Ekong na captain material

Nicholas Opoku his teammate na Ghanaian, interesting

Good player with leadership qualities

andrew444:


Good player with leadership qualities

He doesn't have the technical abilities of Balogun though

Please is Moises Kean related to Nigeria in anyway?

andrew444:


Oga wetin ighalo do you?

Me don tell una say as far as rohr na our coach ighalo na first choice striker

You already know he will be at the afcon as far as rohr remains the coach

If you dey reason say chinese league dey that bad,wetin you wan call saudi arabia league? if we say make we use because of those nonsense league drop players, can we drop MUSA? You know its not possible.

not like we have anybody else aside Ighalo, I can't even think of any other name